December 04, 2005

Arghh, feel so sick.. woke up with a sore throat but still went batam. Zzz, stupid party food, too heaty =.= the boat ride to there was 1hour long, man, the gracefulness of the boat is comparable to a pregnant oversized ballerina with concrete 10 tonne bricks tied to her legs. You can feel the occasional oscillating movement that is so extreme that you thought the boat might capsize any second. Well, reached batam in one piece (phew), was feeling pretty dizzy though. So where did we go for the 1 day tour? Tua Pek Gong temple, go there for less then 15 minutes we gotta go, wow, all i see are statues and nothing else, its downright boring. Anyway, after that we went to buy some of batam's local delicacies such as Tempeh (fermented soybeans) , and also visit the polo shop which sells polo shirts of nightmarket quality at a cheaper rate (but its not fake..well, thats what the tour guide said). Anyway, went shopping after that, and i TOTALLY regreted the trip. Whats bad about tagging along 6 grannies/aunties in shopping centres (i was FORCED to go on this trip)? They always take lotsa time choosing/picking/bargaining and end up not buying and leaving a mess, i mean, wow, poor salesgirl. After that unfortunate shopping trip, its followed by ANOTHER shopping trip, but, we're allowed to go to the massage parlour as another option. So, having a great excuse to avoid shopping, i took the massage trip. Hmm, cost bout 20 SGD per 3/2 hour there, but i just slept on one of the comfty couches they have there while my dad and other dads at the tour were getting their massages and fragrance oils and stuff. Finally, its time to go home, slept all the way in the ferry and had to go through a LOOONG queue at the customs. Note to self, NEVER take any water transports in future that lasts longer then 15 minutes, especially when many people are crowding the customs =.=